News : June 2010

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in private treatment in the UK.

The key to managing a healthy workforceFriends Provident has launched a new assistance programme to offer help and advice to employees. The new support package, free to all group income protection policyholders, aims to help companies...

Friends Provident set to go Walking for SimonA number of Friends Provident employees are taking part in the 'Walking for Simon' 32 mile charity event in aid of Brain Tumour UK, a very worthwhile charity that aims to fight brain tumours by...

Age UK reveals 61% increase in funeral plansLatest figures from Age UK Funeral Plans show a staggering 61% sales increase in 2009 with over 180,000 plans sold to date as more people are recognising the need for this product which guarantees...

Cancer treatment 'differs with age'Older women may not be receiving the same treatments as younger women when it comes to breast cancer. According to research conducted by Scottish breast cancer charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer,...

Childhood obesity levels revealedA recent study has revealed that one in three children in the UK are obese or overweight. Conducted by Datamonitor, the report found that 34.7 per cent of UK children aged between five and 13 are...

Brits 'fearful of eye examinations'An eye expert has suggested that Britons are avoiding having regular eye examinations because they are afraid of what might be revealed. Giles Butler from the Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing...

Majority of breast reduction surgery 'is private'The majority of breast reduction surgery is done privately, it has been suggested. According to Dalia Nield, a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon based at the London Clinic, despite the...

Cosmetic surgery procedure chosen by sports starA sports star has chosen to undergo a cosmetic surgery procedure in order to boost her performance on court. Simona Halep, a teenage tennis player, has decided to reduce her breasts from a 34DD down...

Breast cancer patients 'avoiding hormone therapy'More than half of women with early-stage breast cancer are completing recommended courses of hormone therapy. That is according to a new report from researchers at Columbia University in the US,...

Brain circuit 'likened to cholesterol metabolism'A medical study has revealed that a neural circuit in the brain is directly involved in the control of cholesterol metabolism by the liver. Published in Nature Neuroscience, the report found that...

Autism 'could be detected through urine'Urine samples could one day be used to test whether children are on the autistic spectrum. This is the suggestion of scientists from Imperial College London and the University of South Australia.

Raising alcohol price 'could save lives'Hundreds of lives could be saved by setting a minimum cost for alcohol, it has been claimed. Dr Evelyn Gillan, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said that doing so would reduce deaths and...

'Worrying' rate of increase for diabetesInstances of diabetes are increasing at a "worrying rate", it has been claimed by one health professional. Dr Dawn Harper, a GP and health figure in the media, said that in addition to the 2.6...